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James Kenworthy: Fracking -- A high price to pay to oil executives

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04/17/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT

There are thousands of wells being fracked just to the east of us in Weld County and the drillers have their plans for Boulder County. We should not to too complacent about the fracking ban in Longmont. Since our governor feels that we don't have the right to protect ourselves and should knuckle under to state regulations, I have a few questions.

How much of lung capacity are we expected to sacrifice so the oil and gas industry can make their millions? Ground level ozone is one of the poison gases that escape when fracking takes place.

It shrivels the tissue in our lungs that transfers oxygen to our blood stream from the air we inhale. That includes you, your children, you pets and every other living, breathing thing on Earth. The younger the lungs, the more they are damaged. Image not being able to draw a comfortable breath. This will not add to our quality of life.

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